LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Housing Rights Center (HRC), with support from Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, and Robert Johnson, will present the 13th Annual Housing Rights Summit on April 25, 2012, at the Ronald F. Deaton Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
The all-day civil rights conference will feature expert speakers from across the nation who will discuss key issues impacting low income communities and communities of color. This year’s Summit will focus on the foreclosure crisis and access to homeownership, predatory lending, lead poisoning, the impact of bed bugs on public health, hate crimes, housing discrimination and other housing-related issues.
Seating is limited. Individuals interested in attending the civil rights conference must register by contacting Ms. Amy Ly of the Housing Rights Center at 213-387-8400, ext. 19, or aly@housingrightscenter.org. Registration is $25 and includes breakfast, lunch and educational materials.
HRC is California’s largest nonprofit, civil-rights agency dedicated to promoting and securing fair housing. HRC investigates over 1,600 housing discrimination complaints annually and assists over 17,000 individuals with their housing-related concerns. Individuals who believe they are victims of housing discrimination or who have questions about the fair housing laws are encouraged to contact HRC for additional information at 1-800-477-5977 (voice) or 213-201-0867 (TTY). Additional information is also available at www.housingrightscenter.org.
The Southern California Housing Rights Center is a nonprofit organization established in 1968 to actively support and promote equal opportunity and freedom of residence to all persons without regard to their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, familial status, disability, marital status, ancestry, age, source of income, or other characteristics protected by law. The Center engages in activities – including outreach/education, investigation/testing and legal advocacy – to identify barriers to fair housing in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and to help counteract and eliminate discriminatory housing practices. For more information, please visit www.housingrightscenter.org or call 1-800-477-5977 or 213-201-0867 (TTY).